Torino Olympics Opening Ceremonies | 77 comments (77 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Here's one of the balloons with the people dangling from them as they floated around the stadium:

And here are two of the elaborate costumes of the dancers. These dancers in the tables were swirling around the floor:

And this woman was swinging inside the costume of another dancer:

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 02:24:22 PM EST

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This stuff with the big balloons and the fire is a knock-off from the show that La Fura dels Baus put on for the closing ceremony of the 1992 summer olympics.

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 02:30:56 PM EST
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Forgive my bad memory -- where were the 92 summer olympics? 92 was sort of a bad year for me, but wasn't that the year we got both summer and winter and then they split and winter was held again in 94?

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 02:47:56 PM EST
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The clue is in the writer of the comment... although it would be a better clue if it had been kcurie...

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 02:58:37 PM EST
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Well, Spain, yeah... I knew that... really... I was just sort of wondering which, uh, city? area? I mean, it's not like I'm totally ignorant (cough)... lovely place, Spain.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 03:11:09 PM EST
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kcurie will be crushed... ;-p

hmmm, next clue... Freddie Mercury And Montserrat Caballe...

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 03:22:47 PM EST
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Kcurie will not be crushed! If you'd said it was the best city, most beautiful city, most wonderful city in the world, then of course I would have known it was Barcelona! ;-)

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 03:31:07 PM EST
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When do you get the couples short program today?

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 03:33:44 PM EST
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I have no idea. Our tv guide just shows massive blocks of time that says "Olympics." I think there'll be a detailed guide in tomorrow's paper.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 03:55:07 PM EST
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ok, I'll wait for you to comment on it then...

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 03:58:50 PM EST
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Right now on CBC, they're showing the biathalon. So far, the shooting hasn't been great. Our network coverage on NBC starts in an hour. I hope I don't have to watch all day to see the skating.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 04:01:42 PM EST
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it's on now -- I commented below.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 04:23:46 PM EST
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Quite the spectacle...

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Feb 11th, 2006 at 02:33:22 PM EST
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Torino Olympics Opening Ceremonies | 77 comments (77 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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